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Netflix Acquisition ‘A Suitable Boy’ Sparks Police Complaint In India Over Hindu Temple Kissing Scene

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Mira Nair’s adaptation of Vikram Seth’s best-selling novel A Suitable Boy is creating a storm for Netflix in India after the British-made series depicted a Hindu girl kissing a Muslim boy against the backdrop of a Hindu temple.Netflix acquired the series in July as part of a deal with BBC Studios, which owns A Suitable Boy producer Lookout Point.

The lavish drama — originally made for BBC One and acquired by Acorn TV in the U.S. — is penned by Andrew Davies and tells the story of spirited university student, Lata, coming of age in North India in 1951.But the show has drawn political fire in India.

Gaurav Tiwari, a leader of the youth wing of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, filed a police complaint about the drama for “shooting

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